I looked at the meet info and it said 10 lanes. I'll be pretty much on the outside or next-to-outside for almost every event, unless a lot of people scratch. That's ok though :)

1500 scy this morning, just enough to loosen up and it felt great. Except for what I think is a slight twinge in my shoulder at the very end. Zach says "you're imagining things because you are nervous." Maybe. Just praying it doesn't hurt tonight :(

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Jumped "Ahead :)" for this first time this month! Woohoo!

good luck with the meet!

Update for week
Monday 3000 long course varied sets
of 500 warmup drills
3X500
5x200 pull
Thursday 3000 meters after 1 hour trainer ride and weights
1000 meters straight warmup
4x200
12x100 poll
Saturday 2500 meters after 75 ninute run
500 warmup
3x300 30 sr
10x100 pull on 2 minute
8500 meters weeks 18500 for month.

Still behind schedule and will probably stay that way this month, but I guess I should be happy as long as I stay consistent. I did feel stronger than usual today during the 6x200 main set, so maybe all of those yards in November are paying off! Also, I did a SCM meet on Saturday. Taking into account the conversion from SCY to SCM, I took the equivalent of 12 seconds off the 800M/1000Y free (swam the 800 free in 11:52.38) and 10 seconds off the 400M/500Y free (swam the 400M free in 5:47.41) since April. I know it's still slow, but as a 42 year old woman at least I now have Girls 17-18 B times! LOL

12/17:
Warm-up:
-400 alt. free/non free by 100
-3x300 free on 5:00
-8x50 drill, 2 of each stroke, on 1:00 (fly--3/3/3, back--double arm, breast--1 pull/3 kick, free--fist)
-8x25, 2 of each stroke, on 0:30
Main set:
-6x200 pull on 2:45 (2:35-2:39)
-100 easy
-12x100 kick w/fins on 1:40 (4 free, 4 dolphin kick on back, 4 R/L by 25)
Total: 4400 SCY

Monday and Tuesday off; on Monday I couldn't bear the thought of getting into a cold wet pool again, and on Tuesday I just didn't feel like swimming. Zach and I did 1800 scy yesterday and he felt really good; I alternated good/bad with each stroke, it seemed. I think the three day meet took a lot out of me, mentally and physically, because I've been fine to run but haven't quite had the desire to swim. Maybe tomorrow.

On the good side of things, I realized yesterday that now I know just exactly where my swim fitness is, and have an idea of what I need to do if I want to get a little bit faster, when I am ready to train again.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Help!!! I can't post my numbers on the spreadsheet!!

Is it me?? Please fix.

Thankyou.

Ok everyone else back to swimming.

I just tried to open it and it worked for me. I am not a spreadsheet wizard so I don't know... can someone else help please?

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

3700 scy with Zach, not particularly trying on anything (1:30s on the back/breast 100s, 1:25s on the 100 IMs... it's enough now just to stay wet)

600 w/u
10 x 50 dr/sw
2 x [6 x 100 alt back/breast, IM + 600 free]
2 x 50 back, br
100 pull

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

I'm still not able to post my numbers.

Seem to me that I have been de-activated from posting on the spreadsheet? it says on the top left of the spreadsheet (by the November Swim challenge header,) view only!!


Can someone please re-activate me.


Thank you.

5200 scy with Zach and Mike. Longest workout I've done in awhile, and no shoulder pain, very happy.

S 6 x 250 on :30 RI at 65%
K 200 dob
S 8 x 25 DEBF MS
K 100 fly
S 12 x 25 4 stroke fly
K 100 back alt dob/flutter kick by 25
S 6 x 50 back :10 RI
S 300 free at 65 %
K 100 br
P 100 br
S 200 br
K 100 free
S 300 free at 80-85%
S 300 at 65%
P/S 10 x 100 :15 RI at 65%
WD 100

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

OK FINALLY able to get back in the water. Haven't had loads of time so the numbers are low, I cut the goal in half and I'll be picking up the yardage next week. Swimming feels very, VERY strange right now, hope it comes back quickly!

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"Wow, are you a triathlete?"
If spoken by a non-swimmer, that's a compliment. When spoken by a swimmer.... -glitch
My wife's blog http://www.hostilewit.com

at least you are able to swim. They drained the pool I go to on thursday and will not reopen till next thursday!

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Owner of a few Speed Concepts since 2011.

Hopefully TC you will be doing a Jan Swim Challenge, because I need to redeem myself. Looks like I'll fall way short of my Dec goal.

ugh! I hate the pool maintenance issues. Usually I have a backup pool on campus but they are closed for christmas break. The gym I use was closed for 9 days due to losing power power during the ice storms. Sux not being able to go at all.

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"Wow, are you a triathlete?"
If spoken by a non-swimmer, that's a compliment. When spoken by a swimmer.... -glitch
My wife's blog http://www.hostilewit.com

If you do a Jan challenge, I'm in. I want to hit 30K that month along with the starting of biking indoor season .....yuck!

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Owner of a few Speed Concepts since 2011.

I have 9.7k left of my 50k goal, but my left shoulder is acting up. My chiro said that she really wouldn't like me swimming more than 3 days a week. After I'm done with the December swim challenge, I'm going to back off on the swimming to 3 quality workouts per week.

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Sorry to hear that you're having shoulder issues. If you're not doing so already, ice the affected spot after workouts. (won't hurt, might help)

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Glad you did well in your meet and even more so, that your shoulder is not acting up.

Mine still is. :-(

I haven't been to a chiropractor yet, or a acupuncturist, (nor a witch doctor) but I'll try anything at this point.

Happy Solstice!

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Sorry to hear that your shoulder is still bothering you. Doubt you need a witch doctor... how bout at PT?
(((hugs)))
tc

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

I may try that this week, also. I need to find one, though.

Thanks for the hugs; I needed that. :-)

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3800 scy for Christmas eve.

600 w/u
6 x 100 alt swim and k/sw/k/sw
6 x 50 pull
100 easy
5 x 200 on 3:00 desc (2:29, 2:29, 2:29, 2:25, 2:23)
100 easy
5 x 100 on 1:30 as 75 free/25 fly
5 x 100 on 1:40 as 50 free/50 back
200 c/d

Those 200 splits aren't good for me at all. I haven't been getting enough sleep and I will blame that. But the 5 x 100 free/fly were soooo fun!!!

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

December 26: 4200 scy with Zach. Quite tired from running beforehand and I felt sooo hypoglycemic... stroke felt good but I physically didn't have enough energy to swim fast :P

S 8 x 200 :15 RI at 65%
K 300 free
S 8 x 25 drill/build
S 4 x 25 fly drill
S 4 x 25 reverse IM order
K 300 major stroke
P 500-S 400-P 300-S 200-P 100 at 65-70%
WD 100 back

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

Thanks for putting this on....Even though my goals are lame and I am ACTUALLY behind my 15,000m goal for the month, it got me into the pool 4 times which is 4 times more than zero....which is enough for triathlon maintenance mode.

Will there be a challenge in Jan and Feb...I'm going to have pony up and do more swimming to get ready for St. Croix.

Dev

Yes, we'll have January and February challenges too :)

I was too tired to swim this afternoon, probably will swim tomorrow morning and then I've got a HS alumni meet at night.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD